Sat, Oct 26, 2024, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 9 · at Miami · Conference game
Closing spread
MIA -21.5
✓ MIA W
Total
53.5
▼ Under · 50 pts
Model before kickoff
FSU 16–38 MIA
✓ MIA (94%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMIA -21.5
CloseMIA -21.5
Total54.5 → 53.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenMIA -21.5
no move
CloseMIA -21.5
No change since the open
Total
Open54.5
▼ 1
Close53.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MIA -21.5 · unchangedmodel MIA -24.5
model MIA -24.5
Opened 54.5 · closed 53.5 · moved 1 downmodel 54
model 54
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 20.5–22.5 since 2023: won 96%, covered 47% (49 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMIA -21.5
CloseMIA -21.5
Total54.5 → 53.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Similar games
The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 10 games most like
MIA as a 21.5-point home favorite against FSU, the favorite won 10, covered 4, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: MIA won 36–14; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 50 points stayed under 53.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 91%
Favorite covered
4 of 944%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 49%
Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 22.7 against an average line of 22.2; 57.1 points a game (usually 55.1). Of the 3 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-20.5 | 29–7 | W | U51 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-20.5 | 59–25 | W | O55.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & situation |
-24 | 42–7 | W | U54 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & total |
-21.5 | 62–17 | W | O52.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & season form |
-22.5 | 28–20 | L | U56 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & rest |
-24.5 | 42–25 | L | O61 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & spread |
-22.25 | 29–7 | L | U55 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 13 · close · similar total & situation |
-24 | 28–13 | L | U52.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & rest |
-22 | 49–27 | P | O51 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & situation |
-20 | 31–24 | L | O49.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2021 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found
Signals
The data signal, and 1 trend and market move behind it
Slight Miami ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
No clear signal on the total
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
Florida State ATS struggles (2-5)
Florida State have covered only 29% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 24 in the 4th quarter and got 20. 52% of games with totals 49.5–57.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-7 30% | 4-6 40% | 2-8 20% | |
| 8-2 80% | 5-4 56% | 9-0 100% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
FSU 1–0 MIA
FSU leads · 1 game since 2023 · FSU has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11 2023 | Miami 20 @ Florida State 27 | FSU -14.5 | MIA W |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 137 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
FSU+14.6 →−0.1▼ 14.7#71
MIA+9.9 →+19.9▲ 10.0#8
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW8
Longer bar = better
#131
Offense
MIA better ▶#4
#80
Defense
MIA better ▶#42
−1.4 #134
Turnovers
MIA better ▶+0.6 #33
61 plays #120
Pace
MIA faster ▶72 plays #21
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| FSU off | MIA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 15.0 #135 | 22.6 #57 | MIA |
| Yards / play | 4.50 #130 | 5.09 #40 | MIA |
| PPA / play | −0.04 #127 | +0.07 #52 | MIA |
| Success rate | 35% #132 | 36% #20 | MIA |
| MIA off | FSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 48.3 #2 | 25.0 #76 | MIA |
| Yards / play | 8.05 #1 | 5.49 #69 | MIA |
| PPA / play | +0.42 #7 | +0.20 #115 | MIA |
| Success rate | 54% #5 | 40% #58 | MIA |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
FSU scoring against the MIA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.6 #114 | 3.9 #128 | 7.4 #133 | 3.9 #109 | 3.7 #129 | 7.6 #129 | |
5.1 #73 | 8.1 #78 | 13.3 #79 | 4.9 #51 | 4.4 #30 | 9.3 #26 |
MIA scoring against the FSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11.0 #7 | 10.9 #27 | 21.9 #13 | 12.6 #3 | 13.9 #1 | 26.4 #1 | |
5.9 #81 | 8.6 #88 | 14.4 #89 | 5.9 #69 | 4.7 #35 | 10.6 #41 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
75° · 7 mph
gusts 13 mph · at kickoff
Rest
FSU8d
MIA7d
FSU +1 day
Tempo
Average 133 plays
slowavg 133fast
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